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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 8, 2024
But the law firm is arguing the statute of limitations bars the bankruptcy receiver's effort to disgorge its profits.
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By Amanda O'Brien | May 8, 2024
James Conaboy was sentenced to between 30 days and one year in prison followed by four years on probation. He was disbarred last year for misleading clients about a phantom settlement.
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By Amanda O'Brien | May 7, 2024
The proposed settlement would max out the firm's insurance limits and ultimately net $37 million for defrauded investors. It also includes $1.2 million set aside for two groups that seek to pursue their own claims against the firm.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 2, 2024
The State Bar of Texas reports 12 attorneys for disciplinary action in its May 1 report. There were no disbarments.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 25, 2024
The criminal investigation originated from a civil lawsuit filed in 2020 by a paralegal and convicted felon for healthcare fraud, who upon release from prison went to work for the attorney.
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By Justin Henry | April 24, 2024
A Georgia appellate court earlier this month affirmed a ruling dismissing tech vendor CPA Global Support from a suit over a missed foreign patent application deadline. Damages could exceed $100 million, according to expert witness testimony.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 23, 2024
"K.L.F. and P.M. both express sound reasoning in reaching their respective rulings, making our decision a close call," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. wrote. "We, however, conclude, as did K.L.F. and the trial court, that a public entity is not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed under the FLS."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 19, 2024
"Subjecting Paxton to disciplinary proceedings does not violate separation of powers; immunizing him does," Justice Erin Nowell wrote for the majority.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 18, 2024
The appeals court cited numerous critical errors in the Commission for Lawyer Discipline's exhibits in a case against attorney Sidney Powell, a key figure in former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 17, 2024
The 3M petitions attempt to make the case the attorney possibly knew more than what he has admitted about a co-counsel's fraudulent acts, and was possibly a co-conspirator.
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